This was the safest way to see the Bioluminescent Bay. The staff looked out for you and made sure that you were safe.
Review by: Teresa M, November 2017
What a beautiful site and a fun adventure.
Review by: bhunt003, August 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Margie Y, August 2017
The plankton are on low glow right now, but it was still a fantastic experience. Nestor was an excellent guide, and kayaking to the lagoon through a mangrove forest was a unique, wonderful experience. Highly recommended.
Review by: Paulette B, August 2017
You should take this off your list of adventures. It's very dangerous. From the bus trip there and back to the experience in general. The only thing safety device you get is a lift vest. Don't take children. It's pitch dark. They should have a whistle and small waterproof light attached to the vests we are kayakers and took these items with us, thank God. There are people who have had no kayaking experience I believe that is most of the most the participants. They are plowing into you, the mangrove trees, banks, and each other. The water does not glow blue. It is pretty remarkable when you do get to the lagoon. But it is like gold glitter in the water. I have booked many excursions via Viator and am providing an honest observation. The guides are kind but it's just a terrible accident waiting to happen.
Review by: nhminter, August 2017
It was fun kayaking but since it was the earlier time we were in the middle of the bay with a tarp over our head not able to see much plankton!
Review by: Reese, August 2017
We were picked up at our hotel. It is about an hour ride from Condado. The driver did scare me a few times. I am sure he knows the roads but I did have to close my eyes a few times. The driver drops you off once you are there. You walk to a tent and sign a few papers and get your life jacket. We had 3 guides that walked us through the tour and what we would be doing. You get in the kayaks in couples if you are alone you will be paired with someone. You paddle single file through the mangroves which are stunning for about 40 minutes. Once you make it to the lagoon its a wide open space. The bio-luminescent is not like the pictures at all. You cannot see blue glowing organisms until its very dark.. We had to use a tarp to see them and to see them you have to move your hand deep in the water or the paddle deep in the water. Do not expect a lot of glowing. It is a very cool thing to experience.
Review by: Brendelee M, August 2017
This was a fantastic experience. I've never kayaked before and neither have my kids and it was easy to catch on. It can be a little tiring took about 20 minutes to get to the bay. I basically paddled for me and my 80 year old mom. The bay wasn't lighting up extremely bright half moon, but the tarp over the canoes helped to see them better. Even on the kayak ride back, our paddles were making the water light up. So neat to see and the bay was just beautiful at night. Transportation was easy with pickup from the Condado Plaza Hilton. It was about a 40 minute drive each way. Definitely would recommend this to anyone. I wish we could have picked our pick up times because I would have loved to spend more time in the bay area looking at all the local food and craft vendors set up in the area. It's a busy place. One last thing: don't worry about the mosquitoes. We didn't get bit 1 time and my daughter is a mosquito magnet. They will provide bug spray at their tent. Book this excursion!
Review by: Hernán S, July 2017
Not recommended for single. There is no garanty when people traveling is not enough.
Review by: Solveig V, May 2017
We really enjoyed kayaking through the mangrove swamp and the novelty of being on the water at night. The time of year meant that the bioluminescence was much less than the pictures.
Review by: Michael R, May 2017
This is such a neat experience. So GLAD we did it. There were mixed reviews about it but we took a chance on it and thought it was so worth it!! Definitely pay attention to the moon phases, we went a week and a half passed the full moon and it was great. Also we went on the earlier tour not sure how to book the later one that left after 8pm but if you can do the later tour I think it would be even better and you will see the plankton in the mangroves on your way to and from the the lake as well. It was awesome and would recommend it to anyone. Also if you have a gopro or something and can record it that would be great, but keep in mind that your hands are busy with the kayaking, so maybe do a helmet mount or chest mount. You will just want to capture the water not the people so much as the phenomenon of the glow is amazing so you don't need to worry about it too dark to see people.
Review by: laurie.rembaugh, May 2017
This is a must do excursion!!! It was so unique and fun - highly recommend this tour!
Review by: Chad P, May 2017
The kayak adventure was awesome! My wife, 13 year old daughter and 15 year old son all joined me for this trip. We all loved it. There were people of all kayak skill levels from 'never been on a kayak' to those of us who have a lot of experience. If you want an adventure, are not scared of the dark or the water then I would say do not miss this one! Our guides were awesome and made everyone feel comfortable and safe!
Review by: Chad P, May 2017
The kayak adventure was awesome! My wife, 13 year old daughter and 15 year old son all joined me for this trip. We all loved it. There were people of all kayak skill levels from 'never been on a kayak' to those of us who have a lot of experience. If you want an adventure, are not scared of the dark or the water then I would say do not miss this one! Our guides were awesome and made everyone feel comfortable and safe!
Review by: Andrew P, April 2017
The tour was ok but we ended up with a pack of 20 some local teenagers who would not listen to directions. Had we been just with the 4 other boats of adults it would have been a great tour. With the unsupervised teens it was constantly ramming of the kayaks total anarchy in total darkness
Review by: AAJ, April 2017
mesmerizing and a must do. I would recommend you practice kayaking at least once prior to this. the tour guides were great!
Review by: michelle c, January 2017
This tour was great! The guides were funny and helpful. We were brand new kayakers and they were very patient with us.
Review by: Jacquieline A H, January 2017
This was the worst tour I have ever taken. I love to travel and do many excursions across countries when on cruises every year or two. I am not hard to please and have an optimistic attitude. However, this tour was poorly planned and very dangerous. When we got there it looked like it was going to storm and while we were waiting to get on the kayaks, it started to rain and you could see lightning in the sky. When I asked if we had a safety plan on what to do if it was storming and lightning, the workers looked at me strangely, said yes, but refused to answer when I asked what we would do if the weather got worse when out on the water. I got stuck going with the flow of people leaving on kayaks we were party of about 30-40 in this group and the majority of people look confused and anxious on what to do. I was terrified but after paying over 400 for me and my husband and his parents, I didn't want to not participate if the activity was going to be cool. I thought maybe they knew what they were doing and would keep us safe and I was just being too nervous. This particular tour dropped you off at an unsafe area of water and did not give clear instructions on what to do or where to go clearly to get to the mangroves that lead to the bay. Then the staff wanted my 60 year old mother-in-law to be the first one to head in the direction of the mangroves, and we spoke up loudly to say that we needed a guide to lead the way because we didn't know what we were doing. Once we got in the mangroves, it was very peaceful and beautiful. I loved the sounds of the mangroves on our way to the bay. The bay was cool, but directions on the tour were very confusing. Luckily it did not downpour rain and lightning directly on us, but when we were done at the bay and headed back via the mangroves to where we came from, it was extremely dangerous. The water where they put us on before you get to the mangroves were extremely rough and dangerous. The workers did not have a good plan or way to keep us together. The water was really rough and knocking us all over the place. The workers started grabbing our kayaks and were keeping us together in the water, but the water was so rough and they told us they were just going to let us go and start paddling real hard back to shore I'm not sure the distance we had to paddle, but it was far, it took 30 minutes of rough paddling to make it. They did not have a good way for getting us back and I did not feel they were concerned about our safety. Then there were larger boats in the water that were tendered, but still moving all around from the rope and you had to try to not hit the boats moving and the water was very rough, knocking us all around, and water was constantly pouring into the kayaks. It was extremely hard to paddle and steer in the water they had us start and finish at, with no clear plan on what to do. The staff seemed to belittle the significance of the danger we were in. When we got to shore, I very loudly said to them that the tour was terrible and unsafe. I feel people could have been greatly hurt or even killed with such conditions. I also feared for my own safety and I am fairly athletic, and in great shape. Although the bay and the mangroves were cool, I would never ever do this tour again with this company. This company was very dangerous and did not seem to care about the dangerous water conditions. I am assuming the water is not always as rough as it was for me and my family. Nevertheless, they should have had a safety plan for keeping us together better and for handling the rough waters to get back to shore.
Review by: PAULA S, January 2017
Did not meet our expectations in any way. Thought it was way overhyped. We toured on a moonless night and the bioluminescence was still meh compared to the photoshop pics on line.
Review by: Matthew R, January 2017
There wasn't any bioluminescence! It was just kayaking in the dark. The moon was less than half full so no effect there. The guides had us pull a tarp over 5 kayaks and then you could see the tiniest bit of bioluminescence but only if you were in one of the middle kayaks. The outer kayaks under the tarp got to much ambient light through the water and saw nothing at all. My wife and son were in one of those, I was in the middle. The tarp was also very dirty and smelled bad, not enjoyable to have dragged over you. Save your money and do something else.
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